Browse "Noun" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

葡萄酒

pú tao jiǔ

‘葡萄酒’ literally means ‘grape wine’ — a fer

葡萄干

pú tao gān

葡萄干 (pú tao gān) literally means 'dried grape

葡萄牙人

pú táo yá rén

‘葡萄牙人’ literally combines ‘葡’ (a phonetic

葡萄牙语

pú táo yá yǔ

葡萄牙语 (pú táo yá yǔ) literally means 'Portu

葡萄牙

pú táo yá

葡萄牙 is the Chinese name for the European countr

葡萄

pú tao

‘葡萄’ (pú táo) is a compound noun meaning ‘g

著述

zhù shù

著述 (zhù shù) is a formal noun meaning 'writing

遗漏

yí lù

‘遗漏’ (yí lù) means ‘oversight’ as a noun o

良苦用心

liáng kǔ yòngxīn

‘良苦用心’ literally combines ‘good’ (良), ‘b

苦难

kǔ nàn

苦难 (kǔ nàn) is a compound noun meaning 'hardsh

苦瓜

kǔ guā

苦瓜 is a green, ridged gourd widely used in Chine

痛苦

tòng kǔ

痛苦 (tòng kǔ) is a compound word meaning 'pain'

辛苦

xīn kǔ

'辛苦' (xīn kǔ) literally combines '辛' (xīn),

航运

háng yùn

航运 refers to the transportation of goods or pass

航线

háng xiàn

‘航线’ (háng xiàn) literally combines ‘航’ (

航海

háng hǎi

‘航海’ literally combines ‘航’ (háng), meanin

航天

háng tiān

‘航天’ (háng tiān) literally combines ‘航’ (

航空

háng kōng

'航空' (háng kōng) literally combines '航' (hán

举止

jǔ zhǐ

举止 refers to a person’s outward behavior—how t

举动

jǔ dòng

举动 (jǔ dòng) is a noun meaning 'action' or 'be

至亲

zhì qīn

至亲 (zhì qīn) literally combines 至 (zhì), mea

五脏

wǔ zàng

‘Wǔ zàng’ literally means ‘five viscera’ and

肾脏

shèn zàng

肾脏 is the standard anatomical term for 'kidney'

肺脏

fèi zàng

肺脏 (fèi zàng) literally means 'lung organ' —

脾脏

pí zàng

‘脾脏’ (pí zàng) is the standard anatomical te

肝脏

gān zàng

肝脏 (gān zàng) is the standard Mandarin term fo

心脏

xīn zàng

心脏 (xīn zàng) literally means 'heart organ'—i

肤感

fū gǎn

‘肤感’ literally combines ‘肤’ (fū), meaning

肤质

fū zhì

'肤质' (fū zhì) literally combines '肤' (fū), m

肌肤

jī fū

肌肤 literally combines 肌 (jī), meaning 'muscle'

肤色

fū sè

‘肤色’ (fū sè) literally combines ‘肤’ (fū)

皮肤

pí fū

皮肤 (pí fū) is the standard, formal noun for 's

润肤膏

rùn fū gāo

润肤膏 (rùn fū gāo) literally means 'moisturizi

墨膏

mò gāo

墨膏 (mò gāo) is a traditional Chinese solid ink

膏粱

gāo liáng

膏粱 (gāo liáng) literally combines 膏 (gāo), m

膏肓

gāo huāng

‘Gāo huāng’ literally refers to two specific r

药膏

yào gāo

‘Yào gāo’ literally combines ‘yào’ (medicin

膊颈

bó jǐng

‘Bó jǐng’ (膊颈) is a compound noun referring

肩膊

jiān bó

肩膊 (jiān bó) is a formal or literary term for

臂膊

bì bó

臂膊 (bì bó) is a literary or classical term for